Overview
- The State-level Technical Advisory Committee has been asked to examine the plan and ensure the detailed project report is submitted by October 15.
- Survey work for the first phase from Gosikhurd to Lower Wardha is complete, with construction to begin only after environmental clearance.
- Recent reporting pegs the project cost near Rs 98,000 crore, up from the earlier estimate of Rs 88,575 crore, a gap expected to be addressed in the DPR.
- The 426.52-km scheme proposes lifting about 62.57 TMC from the Gosikhurd reservoir via a roughly 388-km link to the Nalganga basin to irrigate approximately 3.7–4 lakh hectares.
- Targeted districts include Bhandara, Nagpur, Wardha, Amravati, Yavatmal, Akola, Washim and Buldhana, aligning the project with the state's Vision 2047 development push.